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County Tipperary, Ireland
CIVIL PARISHES
Burris-o-Leagh
description from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837
Note: Roman Catholic parish records for those parishes that belong to the Diocese of Cashel and Emly are not available to the public
BURRIS-O-LEAGH,
a post-town, in the parish of GLANKEEN,
barony of KILNEMANAGH, county of TIPPERARY,
and province of MUNSTER, 36¼ miles N.N.W. from Clonmel,
and 72¾ miles S.W. from Dublin city; containing 1340 inhabitants.
This
is a place of considerable antiquity; it is situated on the road from Thurles
to Nenagh, and comprises 237 houses. An extensive distillery was formerly
carried on here; there is a brewery; and at Fantane, in the vicinity,
is another, both on a small scale. Fairs are held on June 9th, Aug. 6th, and
Nov. 27th, which is a large fair for pigs. Petty sessions are held once a
fortnight; and here is a chief station for the constabulary police.
The
parish church and a Roman Catholic chapel are situated in the town. A school
for the Roman Catholics is aided by a donation of £10 per annum from
the parish priest; and there is a dispensary
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